Heel for foot-gear.



S. SZEKPU;

HEEL FOR FOOT GEAR.

APPLICATION FILED rum, 1914.

1,106,989. Patented Aug. 11,191

UNITED sTA'rEs PA TENT OFFICE.

STEPHEN SZEKEU, OF ELLENSBURG, WASHINGTON, ASSIGNOB 0F ONE-HALF. '10

VIGTOR E-MUNZ 0F ELLENSBU'RG, WASHINGTON.

HEEL FOR FOpT-GEAR,

S'pecificationbf- Letters Patent.

To all whom-"it may aonce'm:

Be it known that I, STEPHE-ri sznlgru a... subject of the King of Hungary, resldln'g at -Ellensbur in the county of K-ittitas and State of ashington, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Heels for Foot-Geanpf-which the following is a spec fication, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to heels for footgear, and has forits object to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a heel'for boots, shoes and slippers to overcome the wearing off of the heel at the sides or at the rear, or inother words to prevent what may be termed run-over heels when wearing a .shoe provided with a heel in accordance with this invention. 7 r A further objectof the invention is. to fprovide a heel, whether high or low, for ootgear, in a manner as hereinafter set forth to provide a square foundation causing the wearer to ste straight due to the fact that the heel sets rmly and squarely sothat the wearer cannot turn the ball of the foot there by overcoming what may, be termed runover heels.

A further object of the invention is to provide'a heel, whether high-or low, for mens, ladies and childrens footgear, in a manner. as hereinafter set forth, to prevent what is termed runover heels and to further provide can be resorted to which come within'the a heel for'the urpose set forth which can be constructed 0 leather, paper, wood,.metal and rubber. Y

Further ob'f'ects of thelinvention are to provide a bee .for footgear, which is simple in its construction andarrangement, affording a square foundation to the wearer of the shoe, strong, durable, thqroughl efiicient in its use and inexpensive to manu acture.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists of the novel construction, combination and arran ement of parts as hereinafter more speci cally described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein is shown an embodiment of the invention, but it is to be understood that changes, variations and modifications sco e of the claims hereunto appended.

n the drawings wherein like reference characters denote corresponding parts throughout the several views :Figure 1 is a perspective view, Fig. '2 a rear elevation and Fig. 3 an inverted planof 'a heel for footgear Patented Aug. 11, 1914;.

in accordance with this invention, Fig. 4 is a perspective view, Fig. 5can inverted Ian and Fig; 6 arear elevation of another orm ofi a heel for footg'earin accordance with this invention. e

' Referring toFigs. 1,,2and 3 of the drawings, the heel which. is referred to generally by the reference character 7 is provided with a lower lift 8 having straight side edges 9 and its rear edge 10 squared for a portion of its lengthand with the remain- .ing portions slightly rounded as at 11, and merging into the rear ends of the side edges 9. The heel ,7 has the rear thereof fiat which ,extends downwardlyand'forwardly at an inclination, and said flattened portion is indicated at12. The sides of the heel 7 are fiattened as at. 13' and extend downwardlyand inwardly atan inclination.

' The reference character 1,4 denotes the body portion ofa' slipper to which the heel 7 is attached. Setting up of the tread of the heel, the tread being' the lower lift 8, in a manner as stated, sets up a squarefounda- 121011 for the wearer of the shoe and prevents the wearer from turning on the ball of the footl\ 'By 'preventing'the wearer from turnmg on the ball of the foot, it will cause the wearer\of the shoe to step straight thereby overcoming the heel from being worn off in an irregular manner.

Referring to Figs. 4 to 6 of the drawings,

15 denotesa body portion of a shoe to which is attached a heel 16 having a lower lift 17 of rubber or other resilient material. The lift l 7 is formed with straight side edges 18 and a rear edge 19 which is squared for a portion of. its length, the remainin portions which are indicated by the re erence character 20 are slightly rounded and merge in the rear ends of the edges 18. The rear of the heels 16 is flattened in a horizontal di-v rection asat 21 and-which extends downwardly and forwardly at an inclination; The squared portion of the'rear edge19 of the-lift 17 forms a'continuation of the portion 21. The side edges 18 of the lift 17 forma continuation of the sides of'that part of the heel above said lift. By setting up the lift'17 in the manner as stated a square foundation is provided which willprevent the wearer of the shoe from turning onthe ball of the foot and which will furthermore cause the wearer to step straight preventing ends of the side edges.

2; A heel for footgear including a body portion having the tread thereof formed with straight side edges and a rear edge squared for a portion of its length, and the remaining portions of the rear edge being slightly rounded and terminating in the rear ends of the side edges, the rear portion of said body being flattened in a horizontal direction and extending downwardly and forwardly at an inclination.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

STEPHEN SZEKFU.

Witnesses E. K. BROWN, L. LANGLEY. 

